General
The lessee/driver must be at least 20 years old and driver license held for at least one year to drive our campers. A European, Canadian or American driver’s license is enough and international driver’s licenses are not necessary. If your license is not European or North-American your license must have:
A license number
The license holder’s photograph
A valid date
Written/printed in Latin characters
If your license doesn’t fill these requirements, obtain an international driver’s license
General opening hours are from 8:00 am to 17:00 pm every day. We only deliver campers within our opening hours. If your flight arrives within opening hours you can pick up the camper the same day. You can return the camper outside the opening hours. You will have to leave the keys according to our directions if you return out of hours.
Our office is closed 24th, 25th, and 31st of December and 1st of January.
Our home base is in Reykjavík.
We offer 24/7 road assistance if your camper breaks down. Call us and we will arrange assistance from one of our service providers that we have all around Iceland.
In case of a serious emergency or car accident please call the national emergency number 112
Campers are not allowed on F-roads and the road 35 (Kjölur (From Gullfoss to Syðri-lángamýri)) and 550 (Kaldidalur) are also off-limits.
Information on road condition and the weather is updated frequently on: road.is
Please be sure to check the weather forecast and road conditions each day as both can change frequently and where you were planning to go might not be possible at the time. Please note that driving a Camper at a wind speed of more than 15 meters per second is not recommended.
We recommend to use the campsites here in Iceland. They are plentiful, and normally relaxed with good facilities. You don’t have to make reservation and can just show up.
Here is a map with all campsites in Iceland and all year campsites. Most of them can be booked and paid with the app PARKA.IS
If you don’t have access to campsites you must seek permission to camp for the night from the owner of the land you plan on staying on as it is not legal to camp wild. In a national park you must use the campsite.
Booking and payment
We accept payments by credit card or wire transfer. You can choose to pay 100% or 30% when you make your reservations online and it is refundable up to 48 hours before the delivery time of your camper.
Credit card payments are processed by Straumur, a respected credit card payment process company in Iceland. They are verified as PCI DSS compliant for all their credit card activities. Read more about their security standards here
Please contact us if you have any questions at info@greencampers.is
If you cancel your booking with more than 48 hours of notice before the rental starts we will refund the booking. Cancellations with less than 48 hours of notice before the rental starts are non-refundable. Shortening of the rental during the rental period will not result in a refund.
If you wish to cancel you must send us an email to info@greencampers.is
You can change your reservation without extra cost anytime two weeks prior to your pickup date. You can change dates, extras, insurances etc. All you have to do is email us at info@greencampers.is and we will make required modifications.
Our rates include: Basic Insurance package with self-risk and VAT.
All our camper vans include at the minimum: Small stove, pots and pan, and all the dinnerware to prepare simple meals. Mattress and pillows. Sleeping bags are not included but check our selection of equipment that you can rent in the booking process.
Please read our terms and conditions for more information regarding the insurance.
If you have completed the booking process, you should receive a confirmation email with your booking number no later than 24 hours after booking a camper.
On arrival to collect your camper we ask for credit card details, for liability purposes. If you have a valid credit card, in your name, we do not take a deposit.
If you do not have a valid credit card, we will take a deposit that can be refunded when you return the camper, providing there are no issues. The amount we charge for the deposit depends on the insurance you choose with us:
-If you choose basic insurance (which is included) the deposit would be est. EUR 3.000
-Standard Insurance Package – est EUR 1.000
-Premium Insurance Package – est EUR 750
-Prestige Insurance Package- no deposit needed
Check out our insurance page in the booking process showing the available insurance packages and their costs. The prices are in ISK and may vary.
Service fee is 10 EUR in addition to the cost of fines, parking tickets, and tolls.
A EUR 60 fee is charged for returning the camper without a 65%+ charge in addition to the charging cost.
A EUR 300 fee is for smoking in the camper.
A EUR 100 fee is for not cleaning the inside of the campervan.
A EUR 1000 fine is for driving on F-Roads. The self-risk of your insurance will not apply.
All off-road driving is illegal and will be subject to high fines from the authorities in Iceland.
Traveling in Iceland
We recommend to use the campsites here in Iceland. They are plentiful, and normally relaxed with good facilities. You don’t have to make reservation and can just show up.
Here is a map with all campsites in Iceland and all year campsites. Most of them can be booked and paid with the app PARKA.IS
If you don’t have access to campsites, you must seek permission to camp for the night from the owner of the land you plan on staying on as it is not legal to camp wild. In a national park you must use the campsite.
We recommend that each customer gets familiar with the safetravel.is. There is a lot of good information there regarding driving in Iceland. Another good webpage is visiticeland.com and here you can reach a video of how to drive safely in Iceland.
Please be sure to check the weather forecast and road conditions each day as both can change frequently and where you were planning to go might not be possible at the time. Please note that driving a Camper at a wind speed of more than 15 meters per second is not recommended.
There are plenty of charging stations around the island, see for yourself.